Bangladesh: Three human rights organisations banned from supporting unregistered Rohingya asylum-seekers
Event- Country
- Bangladesh
- Initial Date
- Aug 2, 2012
- Event Description
Alleged negative human rights impacts stemming from the order to ban three humanitarian aid organizations from supporting unregistered Rohingya asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants in and around unofficial camps in the Cox"s Bazar district in south-eastern Bangladesh. According to information received, M_decins Sans Fronti��res, Action Contre la Faim and Muslim Aid UK received letters on 2 August 2012 from the NGO Affairs Bureau attached to the Office of the Prime Minister, asking them to cease their operations in the Cox"s Bazar district (except in the two official camps, housing some 30,000 Rohingya, run by the Government and supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other partners). It is alleged that the cessation of the aid organizations" activities will not only seriously infringe on the human rights of the unregistered Rohingya asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants, but also have a significant impact on the large number of local people in the area who regularly access the services provided by the non-governmental organizations.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Rights Concerned
- Minority Rights
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Not active
- Event Location
Latitude: 23.68499
Longitude: 90.35633
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
02/08/2012 - M_decins Sans Fronti�res, Action Contre la Faim and Muslim Aid - K received letters on 2 August 2012 from the NGO Affairs Bureau attached to the Office of the Prime Minister, asking them to cease their operations in the Cox__�s Bazar district (except in the two official camps, housing some 30,000 Rohingya